Bottle-capping machine.



No. 848,478. .PATBNTED MAR. 2e, 1907.

' H. MULLER 88 E'. ZIPPRIGH.

BOTTLE CAPPING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 15, 1906.

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APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 15,1906.

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" NrTED STATES PATENT HERMAN MLLER, oF AsToRL/i, AND EUGENE ZIPPRICH, or NEW YORK, N. Y., AssIGNoRs To BUDDE a wEsTERMANN, oF NEW YORK, N. Y., A

CORPORATION OF NEW YORK..

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To all whom. t may concern,.-

Be it known that we, HERMAN MLLER, a citizen`of the United States, residing at Astoria, Queens county, New York, and EU- GENE ZIPPRICH, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York city, New York, have 'in/vented new and useful Improvements in Bottle-Capping.Machines of which the following 1s a speel cation.

The object of this invention is to provide a machine by which caps will be compressed to or clasped aboutthebottle-necks and the wrinkles taken out or the caps smoothed so that they will sit neatly in place. g

This invention relates to certain details set forth in the lfollowing j. specification and claims and illustrated in the annexed drawings, in whichc:Figure l is a sectional side elevation of a bottle-capping maehineembodying this invention. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the machine shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a section along the line a: w, Fig. 1; Fig. 4 shows a slide for adjusting a jaw lining or pad. Fig. 5 shows a jaw lining or pad. Fig. 6 shows a caprotector. Fig. 7 sho-ws a cam with a yiel ing or spring-pressed part. j

e base a, supports a frame b with housing or thimble d, in which is a yielding plug or bumper c, such as a block of rubber. As presently explained, this bumper-pad c serves as a yie d i pivot e of link f, jointed at g to link h, jointed at i to movable jaw 7c, which' can s wing about pivot m.

The j aw o is xed, so far as movement toward or from the other jaw is concerned. but jaw o can slide for a purpose hereafter set forth. v

A cam or eccentric p engages pivot g and actuates the links or toggle-joint to reciprocate jaw c. The eccentric is mounted on rotary shaft which can be coupled or uncoupled wit the driving pulley or motor r. The clutchis indicated at s s.

The jaw o has secured thereto a stem t, the forward part of which is inform of a disk.

. When a bottle with cap is passed into the jaw, the head of the bottle-cap presses against the disk or stem t and slides the jaw inward. This movement is im arted to lever fu., abutting against a part or s oulder of jaw o or against a pin thereon. The lever u is Specification of Letters yatent.

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thus actuated to allow the clutch to couple, as presently explained. The eccentric actuating tlie links to move jaw 7c to the bottle on jaw o the tin -foil or cap which has been placed on the bottle is compressed about the bottle or neck. The eccentric is shown composed of sections or parts, and the two high parts ofthe cam are unequal or one not quite so high as the other.l These two cam-sections i p can be set as required, and when one is bro en orl defective it can be replaced irrespective ofthe other.

When the bottle, with its cap, is put on the fixed or lower jaw, the movable jaw is actumovable jaw then comes to the fixed jaw with su'flicient force to fold the tin-foil or ca'p about the bottle. A low part of the cam then allows the jaws to open. The bottle being released is then turned by the attendant on the iixed jaw to smooth the folds of the tin-foil or cap. The succeeding high part of the links or toggle-jointf h to again close the jaws, and the cap is caused to snugly clasp or sit about the bottle or its neck. The followring low part of the cam then releases or opens .the jaws. The capped bottle is now taken out or off the jaw, and the clutch-arm u, moving to unclutching position, leaves the cam p stationary or free from the motor or drivingwheel 1". The pivot e (before mentioned) is carried by or connected to a stem 2. The thimble d has a nut or cap 3, and in the thimble and abutting against the nut is the elastic pad or disk c. By inserting a thicker or thinner 'pad the stem 2 is set farther out or allowed to sink farther i'nto the thimble. This elastic or yielding pad prevents breakage, but still is rigid enough to compel the pivot e and its toggle to suitably press the capsule or cap the bottle. -The connection between stem 2 and pivot e can be made by a sleeve 4, sitting on the stem and having a pin 5 connecting the sleeve and stern.

The clutch members 's and s normally tend to engage as the springs 6, Fig. 2, tend to move the members s to the comember s. On

clined end of arm u is moved into the path of stud 7, the latter inmoving along this in.c

clined face will, with member s', be moved ated by the highest part of the cam, and this the'cam then coming to the joint g actuates IOO the member s is a stud 7. When the inopenmg spring 9 need no special description.

`screws 18 for the against the tension of springs 6 to uncoupling position. The driver r will then rotate idly and the cain p will stand still. When a bottle presses on slide-jaw. o and swings arm u backward, the arm u will swing forward or away from stud 7, so that the springs 6 can couple the clutch, and cam-shaft g will then rotate. As the cam in its rotation brings stud 8 a ainst arm u2, connected to lever u or to its s aft, the arm u is swung against clutch member s', and stud 7, running on the inclined face of arm clutch members. The free or inclined end of arm u has a forked or shoulder portion, and after the stud 7 has made a revolution such fork arrests the stud to prevent repeating or the accidental passageof the stud 7 past the stopping or starting point.

The lower one of the high cam-sections can have a yielding portionp, Fig. 7, which under the influence of a spring 13 tends to'exert a yielding pressure on the knee-joint g or the swinging jaw c.

Such parts of the device as the return or u', will uncouple the The return of the lever u is caused. by stud 8 acting on arm u2 to bring arm u to stud 7. This forward movement of arm u slides the lower jaw o back to its starting-point. A stop 14 prevents the jaw sliding out or being lost. This stud is on a spring-blade 15, so that it can be pressed down or out of the way if the jaw is to be removed. The jaws 7c o have each a way or grooves to allow the linin s 16 being inserted er slid into place. The Iower lining can be adjusted by setting the stem t, against the head of which the lining or rubber of jaw 0 sits. The lining of the upper jaw c also sits against a sliding abutment or stem 17, with forked tail, so as to be capable of adjustment in or out. The setabutments 17 and t will hold the parts fixed as needed. A thicker or thinner lining can be used according to the size of the bottle-neck.

In case of capping a bottle where the cork projects, Fig. 6, a protector 19 is employed, which sits over the cap or tin-foil at the prol jecting cork portion, but allows such tin-foil l or capsule to be crimped about the bottleneck back of the mouth swell. A spring 20 l allows the protector to yield as the upper jaw l cornes down. l In addition to elastic pad c is shown a spring 2l, which is braced against the perfol rated top of thimble (Z, through which the stem 2 extends.

The rubbers or cushions 16 can be selected of greater or less length according to requirement. Such rubbers being confinedv in the jaws at both front and rear as well as on top and sides are prevented from spreading or compelled to exert all their pressure onto the bottle-neck or capsule, so that no force or pressure is wasted.

We claim- 1. A capping-machine having jaws, an actuatin toggle-joint therefor, a bearing or pivot er one link of the toggle-joint, a stein for the pivot, a coInpression-spring surrounding the stem, an elastic block for the stem, and an adjustable ca i or thimble for the pad.

2 A capping-machine having lined jaws and aw-actu ating means, and a disk forming an abutment for the lining and for an inserted bottle, said disk having a stem and the respective jaw havinga scat with screw for adjustably mounting the stemand disk.

3. A pair of bottle-capping jaws, an actuating-cam therefor, a driver or pulley for the cam, a clutch for connecting the driver and the cam, a lever for freeing or uncoupling the clutch and allowing it to engage, a stud on the cam to actuate the lever for uncoupling the clutch, and means for setting the lever to allow the clutch to engage, said lever having an arresting-shoulder for the lug to prevent repeating or improper engagement of the clutch.

4. In a machine for capping bottles andthe like the combination with jaws, of actuating-cams and suitable connections for conveying motion from the cam to one of the jaws, one of the cams having a yielding portion.

5. In a machine for capping bottles and the like the combination with jaws of actuating-cams and driving-clutch connection for the cams one of the jaws being made slidable to actuate the clutch connection and a spring-pressed or releasable stop for the slid- In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

HERMAN MLLER. EUGENE ZIPPRioH.

Vl-Titnesses OTTO HUBER, EDWARD WIEsNER.

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